Comfort pad for vehicles

Abstract

A comfort pad that may be mounted on a vehicle, and may be used as a seat or as a head or back rest. The pad comprises of an expandable compartment that receives and holds cargo for transportation by the vehicle.

1 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle, comprising: 
 a. a padded member;    b. a base member that is disposed between said padded member and a supporting object;    c. an expandable enclosure that is disposed between said padded member and said base member, said expandable enclosure having a void therein when said expandable enclosure is expanded, and said expandable enclosure having an opening therein that communicates with said void; and    d. a fastener that secures said padded member against said base member, wherein said fastener compresses said expandable member between said base member and said padded member, and wherein said base member is pulled against and backs said padded member when said expandable member is compressed.    
   
   
       2 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein said fastener is a zipper, and wherein, when said zipper is closed, said zipper compresses said expandable member between said base member and said padded member, and wherein said base member is pulled against and backs said padded member when said expandable member is compressed.  
   
   
       3 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein said fastener is a zipper, and wherein said zipper is extra-annular, and said zipper surrounds a perimeter of the pad for attachment to a vehicle near said base when said zipper is closed, and wherein, when said zipper is closed, said zipper compresses said expandable member between said base member and said padded member, and wherein said base member is pulled against and backs said padded member when said expandable member is compressed.  
   
   
       4 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein said expandable enclosure has a closure for said opening.  
   
   
       5 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein said expandable enclosure has a closure for said opening, and wherein said closure is a zipper.  
   
   
       6 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , further comprising an annular flap that covers said fastener when said base member is pulled against and backs said padded member by said fastener.  
   
   
       7 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 2 , further comprising an annular flap that covers said zipper when said base member is pulled against and backs said padded member by said fastener.  
   
   
       8 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 3 , further comprising an annular flap that covers said zipper when said base member is pulled against and backs said padded member by said fastener.  
   
   
       9 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein said base member is semi-rigid.  
   
   
       10 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of suction cups extend below said base member.  
   
   
       11 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of attachment straps extend beyond said base member.  
   
   
       12 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 10 , wherein a plurality of attachment straps extend beyond said base member.  
   
   
       13 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein a first attachment strap extends beyond said base member and connects to a second attachment strap that extends beyond said base member to form an annular retainer.  
   
   
       14 . A pad for attachment to a vehicle as described in  claim 1 , wherein said padded member is not supported by said base member when said expandable member is expanded.